The Gambia’s Vice President Muhammed B. S. Jallow recently received in audience a delegation of students from the School of Education at the University of The Gambia. The delegation was comprised of the executive members of the association of students at that school/faculty (EDUSA), who are tasked with the responsibility of furthering the welfare and…
The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP-The Gambia) has issued an urgent call for restraint amid escalating tensions between the neighboring communities of Gunjur and Berending in the Kombo South District of The Gambia’s West Coast Region. The decades-long land dispute between Berending and the Darboe, Jammeh, Manjang, and Jatta Kunda clans of Gunjur has…
In a significant development for The Gambia’s healthcare sector, Hon. Modou Lamin B. Bah, National Assembly Member for Banjul North Constituency, has been elected as the Gambia’s first West Africa Bloc Representative (English-speaking Countries) at the Network for African Parliamentary Committees of Health (NEAPACOH) Executive Committee. The election took place during the 16th annual general…
Hon. Alhagie Mbow, a Member of the National Assembly from Upper Saloum and the head of the Gambian delegation to the Pan-African Parliament, has been chosen as the Chair of the Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG). This new leadership team will oversee important discussions and initiatives related to internet governance across…
On Gambia Colonial Chiefs: Maranta Sonko He ruled Lower Niumi as a hereditary chief, whose ancestors were Kings of Niumi before he ceded his territory to the British in the Treaty of Essau of 1893 for an annual stipend of £110. Henceforth, Maranta was no longer King of Niumi, but simply chief of Upper Niumi…
The Prosecution Unit of The Gambia Police Force has secured the conviction of Rickey Usumbura, a US citizen, who was sentenced to a fine of D120,000 or serve 10 years in prison for possessing an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. According to the report from the Gambia Police Force (GPF), Usumbura, 61, pleaded guilty after narcotics…
A foundation in memory of the philosophy and activism of Omar Amadou Jallow, commonly known as OJ, has been set up. Family members of the late statesman, led by his namesakes, decided to establish the foundation to promote his philosophy and virtues of advocating for the welfare of the less privileged. They said the initiative…
Youth and Sports minister Bakary Y. Badjie has stated that government institutions “are not good at managing businesses” hence the need to give such ventures to private entities. The sports minister, who was referring to a state-owned hotel, indicated that his ministry had secured a cabinet approval for the leasing of Friendship Hotel to a…
Message from the UN Resident Coordinator in The Gambia to Commemorate International Women’s Day 2025 On International Women’s Day 2025, I join you all in celebrating women and girls worldwide, particularly in The Gambia. As we commemorate International Women’s Day, it is essential to remind ourselves that women’s rights are, without question, human rights. From…
Disappointment over the National Assembly Vote Denying Diasporan Gambians the Right to Vote The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) expresses its concern over the recent voting in the National Assembly on the Election Bill 2021, held on Tuesday, 4th March 2025, which effectively denies Gambians in the diaspora the fundamental right to vote. The right…
